#ffec8e

Color #ffec8e

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffec8e

RGB

rgb(255, 236, 142)

HSL

hsl(49.9, 100%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.9, 44.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 44.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(93.1, -5.95, 47.75)

LCH

lch(93.1, 48.12, 97.1)

OKLCH

oklch(93.9%, 0.1165, 98.19)

HWB

hwb(49.9, 55.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea1ff

Analogous

#ffb38e

#ffec8e

#d9ff8e

Triadic

#ffec8e

#8effec

#ec8eff

Split-complementary

#ffec8e

#8ed9ff

#b38eff

Tetradic

#ffec8e

#a1ff8e

#8ea1ff

#ec8eff

Square

#ffec8e

#8effb3

#8ea1ff

#ff8ed9

Shades

Color #ffec8e mixed toward black.

#ffe14c

#ffd60a

#c6a500

#846e00

#423700

Tints

Color #ffec8e mixed toward white.

#ffefa1

#fff2b4

#fff5c6

#fff9d9

#fffcec

Tones

Color #ffec8e mixed toward gray.

#f6e697

#ecdfa1

#e3d9aa

#d9d3b4

#d0cdbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f7f7ab · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#f8fab1 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#febec2 · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#ebebeb · ΔE 23.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffec8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffec8e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffec8e (#ffec8e) is rgb(255, 236, 142) in RGB.

No, #ffec8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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